Committees

Public Policy Committee

Committee chair: Jon Alexander

Committee purpose: To track and influence state (and national) policy on employment for people with disabilities.

Committee’s current strategic objectives: 

  1. Collaborate to drive systems change to better outcomes for employment of people with disabilities
  2. Continue to monitor public policy issues including rates, definitions for services, schools, and data (6790’s)

Conference and Training Committee

Committee chairs: Jessica Dudas & Kristy Howe

Committee purpose: To coordinate trainings and conferences around Minnesota’s needs for employment first information.

Committee’s current strategic objectives: Our goals are to:

  1. Hold an annual conference to help advance competitive, integrated employment and support providers developing these services. 
  2. Hold quarterly Lunch & Learn sessions to help direct support professionals provide high quality services

Communications Committee

Committee chairs: Dana Eisfeld and Chris Davies

Committee purpose: The purpose of the MN APSE communications committee is to help spread the word of Employment First in the state of Minnesota. The committee also supports other state chapter committees get the word out about their ongoing activities and achievements.

Committee’s current strategic objectives: The current strategic objectives of the Communications Committee are to:

  1. Help grow our social media audience by providing regular, meaningful content on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.
  2. Send out monthly e-mail marketing to our contacts at least once a month
  3. Record and post eight podcasts on YouTube and audio-only platforms per year
  4. Collaborate with and support our other state chapter committees

Community Engagement

Committee co-chair: Larissa Beck

Committee purpose: The purpose of the Community Engagement Committee is to:

  • Spread the mission of APSE and Employment 1st
  • Provide accurate information to people about employment
  • Engage with the community
  • Help to provide ways to get involved and actively recruit new people to the movement

 

Committee’s current strategic objectives:

  1. Present and cultivate discussions through community presentations with the following groups:
    1. Job seekers
    2. Businesses
    3. Schools and students
    4. Families
    5. Partnering organizations.
  2. Provide accurate FAQs for businesses, people with disabilities and their families
  3. Get people involved by building connections
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